Hardware Design Projects

Controller for the drill of Alicanto, a robot built for URC

4 min read  •  2025

Showcasing:

• Circuit design and assembly

• Schematic capture and PCB layout (KiCad)

• Power management

• DFM

• GitHub version control (robotics team Git organization)

• Datasheet parsing

• Part selection

• Delivering under time pressure with regular reviews and meeting specifications

• Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team

Competition entry completed in six hours given a schematic

4 min read  •  2025

Showcasing:

• Circuit design

• Schematic capture and PCB layout (EasyEDA)

• DFM

• Physical user interface design

• Introduction to differential pair routing

• Delivering under time pressure and meeting specifications

• Collaboration with a small, focused team